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ten-speed

noun

Definition of ten-speednext
as in bicycle

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Recent Examples of ten-speed Passing power is readily available and the ten-speed is amenable to being flattened when trying to hit a closing gap in traffic. — Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024 In the case of cars, Ford ended up being better in ten-speed transmissions, GM in nine-speed transmissions. — Harvard Business Review, 17 July 2024 Modest numbers for a 4,500-pound hauler, but Honda engineers tuned the ten-speed automatic to provide the best reflexes. — Jonathon Ramsey, Car and Driver, 22 Aug. 2023 There are also two transmissions to pick between, too—a six-speed manual and a ten-speed automatic with paddle shifters. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 15 May 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ten-speed
  1. bicycle
  2. mountain bike
  3. bike
  4. tandem bicycle
  5. velocipede
Noun
  • Outbuildings hold two dozen bicycles for rides along Davis’ bike paths.
    — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Investigators determined Sabini sustained a fatal injury when, for unknown reasons, his bicycle veered into the traffic lane, colliding with a motor vehicle traveling in the same direction.
    — Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of bicycle
Noun
  • Sailing through the Drake Passage is like being on a mountain bike and joining in with a herd of stampeding bison, or like paragliding between Alpine peaks in the middle of the wildest storm.
    — KC Baker, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Don’t miss the Marin Museum of Bicycling and Mountain Bike Hall of Fame, curated by Marin native Joe Breeze, a pioneering mountain bike builder.
    — Ben Davidson, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of mountain bike
Noun
  • The bike lanes and streets won’t uniformly connect, but there will be more of them — Artesia Boulevard to service Jordan High, Clark Avenue near Long Beach City College and now Studebaker.
    — Barbara Kingsley-Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Guests can cool off in the outdoor pool, play bocce, shuffleboard, or cornhole, or borrow one of the hotel’s complimentary bikes for a ride into town.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of bike
Noun
  • The trio is riding a three-person triple tandem bicycle across Iowa.
    — Cooper Worth, Des Moines Register, 20 July 2026
  • The anti-social age vs the tandem bicycle Over the last generation, America has experienced startling shifts in social behavior and just about all of them clash with an exercise that requires togetherness.
    — Mark Dent, HubSpot, 1 June 2026
Definition of tandem bicycle
Noun
  • My next bike, the red-and-yellow Big Wheel, had a lot in common with a velocipede known as the penny-farthing, which was invented in the eighteen-seventies.
    — The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 23 May 2022
  • Oakland Pedal Tours offers free velocipede shuttles between breweries, which are also within walking distance.
    — Lisa Herendeen, The Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2019
Definition of velocipede

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“Ten-speed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ten-speed. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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